Zachary Day

Originally published by Alberta Soil Sciences Workshop The Call for Sessions for ASSW 2027 is now open! We invite you to help shape this year’s program by submitting a session proposal that shares your expertise and sparks discussion – with specific encouragement to fit within the workshop’s theme of:“Bridging Disciplines, Advancing Soil Solutions for Food

Originally published September 14th on The Grower Rhizopus soft rot has been confirmed in Ontario-grown garlic for the first time. Travis Cranmer, vegetable crop specialist and Katie Goldenhar, horticulture pathologist, OMAFA, are reporting the discovery in an ONVegetables.com posting.  The disease is caused by the fungal pathogen, Rhizopus arrhizus, (syn. Rhizopus oryzae) which has been found

Originally posted September 4th by Government of Canada Over the past 20 years, Canadian producers have made notable improvements in environmental management practices, particularly through advances in soil health, carbon sequestration and practices aimed at improving input use efficiency. They have also increased production while maintaining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The sector has directly benefited from

Originally posted August 21st 2026 by The Grower Take a ramble through the Ontario Food Terminal in mid-summer and it’s all here in abundance:  Niagara peaches, Québec lettuce, Leamington greenhouse-grown tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. In the outdoor farmers’ market, local growers present a mindboggling array of produce. Even with the breeze, there’s a distinctive waft

Originally posted August 19th 2026 by New Hope Network Dry Storage is applying a heightened level of social and environmental responsibility to what it sees as a commoditized flour market. The Boulder, Colorado-based bakery and milling company partners with organic farmers in the Rocky Mountain region to grow specialty grains that it then supplies to

Originally posted by the Government of Alberta Alberta’s agriculture sector has a well-earned reputation for making the world’s best agri-food products, from high-quality honey to top-shelf triticale. That reputation is owed in part to innovative research the province’s two crop diversification centres (CDC) have been conducting for decades, that directly benefits farmers. With that in mind,

Article provided by Prairie Organic Development Fund Written by Brynne Degenhardt  Organic farms offer obvious benefits directly to humans and the environment but also to many other species indirectly, including birds. Likewise, birds offer benefits to organic farms. According to the research of Dr. Christy Morrissey, professor at the University of Saskatchewan, there are many

Article provided by the Prairie Organic Development Fund Fund In an increasingly unpredictable global food system, crop diversification is one of the most effective tools farmers can use to build both economic and ecological resilience. Canada’s agriculture economy is deeply integrated into global trade. Canada imports roughly half of its vegetables and nearly 75% of